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Bildungsroman
After studying the term Bildungsroman, I have drawn the conclusion that the novel Oranges are not the Only Fruit would fall directly underneath this genre of literature. Bildungsroman is defined as "a novel of formation" or "a novel of someone's growth from childhood to maturity." (Lynch) In this "formation," there are a few key elements that must be present for a novel to fall under this specific genre.
To begin, one of the first criteria is that the story must be autobiographically based. (Birk) We know that this is true when we meet the protagonist, Jeanette, of the story. The most obvious evidence of this is that the author named the protagonist after herself: Jeanette. She also gave them some of the same character traits and a similar background. They both were from a strictly, religious family who sheltered them, both were attracted to women, to name a few.
Another characteristic that puts pieces of literature under the genre of bildungsroman is......

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